Why I don't care about the USMNT, or the state of U.S. Soccer

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Golf is a sport. Track is a sport. Surfing too. Not all sports are alike.

Pitching a baseball, especially with developing athletes is a far different situation than playing soccer. If you cannot see this then I cannot help you.

Even 1 sport athletes get plenty of down time. The fall season ends in Oct/Nov. Spring starts in March. 99% of players take the summer off. Do you really think that there is an epidemic of "burn out". More likely, your kid reached their ceiling and developed other interests. Instead of accepting that, you want to blame someone for her "burn out".

Funny how Brazilians who play on the street, on the beach, in a hallway of an apartment never claim burn out.

Right because every Brazilian who plays on the street, on the beach and in the hallways continue to do so their entire lives.

You are right though, burnout occurs when the athlete realizes they have other passions in life besides the sport they are being pushed to dedicate most of their free time, 99% of the time by a parent.

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Right because every Brazilian who plays on the street, on the beach and in the hallways continue to do so their entire lives.

You are right though, burnout occurs when the athlete realizes they have other passions in life besides the sport they are being pushed to dedicate most of their free time, 99% of the time by a parent.

That isn't burnout, that just life.

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More likely, your kid reached their ceiling and developed other interests. Instead of accepting that, you want to blame someone for her "burn out"

There's a lot of truth in this.